cholestasis
noun
cho·le·sta·sis
ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-səs 
plural cholestases
ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-ˌsēz
: a checking or failure of bile flow
Examples of cholestasis in a Sentence
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She was diagnosed the following week with cholestasis of pregnancy, which disrupts the flow of fluids to the gallbladder.
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Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
Ron Cooper, the chief executive and president of Albireo, said Bylvay is the first medicine approved to treat progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, or PFIC, a deadly genetic disease that often leads to cirrhosis and liver failure in the first 10 years of life.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
Matarazzo herself suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, was hospitalized several times in the first trimester for broken blood vessels, and developed cholestasis, a potentially serious liver condition, in week 24.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) or jaundice caused by pregnancy (cholestasis of pregnancy) Are scheduled for surgery.
—Noel Mumford, Essence, 27 May 2021
Since then, the Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their sons, Liam and Noah.
—Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2020
The Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP); the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their twin boys, Liam and Noah.
—Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2020
Other risks of cholestasis include fetal distress, preterm delivery and maternal hemorrhage.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
When cholestasis happens, waste product known as bilirubin gets into the bloodstream.
—Ratika Gupta, SELF, 13 Sep. 2018
Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
Ron Cooper, the chief executive and president of Albireo, said Bylvay is the first medicine approved to treat progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, or PFIC, a deadly genetic disease that often leads to cirrhosis and liver failure in the first 10 years of life.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
Matarazzo herself suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, was hospitalized several times in the first trimester for broken blood vessels, and developed cholestasis, a potentially serious liver condition, in week 24.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) or jaundice caused by pregnancy (cholestasis of pregnancy) Are scheduled for surgery.
—Noel Mumford, Essence, 27 May 2021
Since then, the Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their sons, Liam and Noah.
—Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2020
The Hockers have made efforts to raise awareness for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP); the condition that Bilan suffered which led to the loss of their twin boys, Liam and Noah.
—Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2020
Other risks of cholestasis include fetal distress, preterm delivery and maternal hemorrhage.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
When cholestasis happens, waste product known as bilirubin gets into the bloodstream.
—Ratika Gupta, SELF, 13 Sep. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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cholestasis
noun
cho·le·sta·sis
ˌkō-lə-ˈstā-səs, ˌkäl-ə-
plural cholestases
-ˈstā-ˌsēz
: a checking or failure of bile flow
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